“It’s the loss of a creative environment as much as a loss of paychecks,” said Trent Dawson.

In interviews with actors who brought life to the soap’s fictional Oakdale, few said they were caught off guard by the show’s demise. Mr. Silbermann said he sensed a certain end-time mood almost immediately after joining the show in 2007. Veteran cast members, he recalled, “would say, ’Oh, man, if only you were here years ago, when location shoots meant going to Rome instead of Staten Island.’ You know, too bad.”

Ed Marinaro joines THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
HILL STREET BLUES alum Ed Marinaro (ex-Packy, EDGE OF NIGHT) has been hired at DAYS OF OUR LIVES to play Leo, an old Merchant Marine buddy of Bo (Peter Reckell) and Hope's (Kristian Alfonso). He is set to air the first week in January. The actor is currently appearing on SPIKE TV's BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE, which stars DAYS alum Darin Brooks (ex-Max).

Lauralee Bell excited about the Shirley Jones appearance on FAMILY DINNER
“We’ve been so lucky to have had Phyllis Diller and Cloris Leachman appear on our show. We’re now feeling like three-classic stars is the charm for our little series. Shirley [Jones] was so professional. I had to pinch myself to think I was working opposite this lady, but not only is she classy and extremely talented, but she’s also very easy to work with as well,” said Bell. The new episode of FAMILY DINNER will air on November 15.